cottage

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


a house in which all the rooms areon the ground-floor. An auctioneer's advertisement oftenruns – – «large weatherboard cottage, twelve rooms, etc.,» or «double-fronted brick cottage.» The cheapness of land causednearly all suburban houses in Australia to be built withoutupper storeys and detached.

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